spiced red lentil and carrot soup

this is a wonderfully fast, easy to make, healthy, tasty, vegan friendly soup that keeps hunger at bay... its a wonderful warm when it snow out there!

ingredients:

1. 1 litre of vegetable stock
2. 190g dried red lentils
3. 1 onion
4. 3 carrots
5. 1 celery stick
6. 1 tsp dried coriander
7. pinch of cayenne chilli pepper
8. pinch of ground ginger
9.  a handful fresh coriander

directions:

1. dice the onion, carrots & celery
2. place the stock, onions, carrots, celery, and lentils into a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
3. turn heat down, add the dried coriander, cayenne chilli pepper, ground ginger and simmer for 25/30 minutes.
4. place 1/3 of the simmered mixture into a blender and puree.
5. repeat placing half of the remaining simmered mixture into the blender and puree.
6. final add the last of the simmered mixed into the blender and puree.
7. add salt and pepper to taste.
8. serve with fresh coriander.
9. enjoy!